Why is sleep disorder a major concern with young adults?

For teenagers and young adults, sleep plays a critical role in sustaining health and wellbeing, and this link is increasingly understood.

The World Health Organization has identified persons between the ages of 10 and 24 as adolescents and young adults. There are a variety of changes happening throughout this era of growth and maturation, and the brain continues to mature during this time. Therefore, it is not unexpected that the biology of sleep and its pattern vary depending on the age group.

Adolescents have shorter sleep durations generally since they don't feel as drowsy and stay awake later. Due to the steady growth in time needed for the school day, this issue is most visible throughout the academic year. However, this population's need for sleep has not decreased, leading to a period of relative sleep deprivation as compared to the adult population.